Proliferation of private TV channels in Pakistan has, among other things, brought the politicians to our living rooms. We often see them and hear them in talk shows. And we judge them, not only on what they have to say but how they say it — and also on how they look. The following descriptions are based on some such observations. See if you can associate an individual with each description.
1. He is rustic in appearance and more rustic — at times even vulgar — in manners and speech. His presence in a talk show almost always triggers a riot. He is a live human grenade. Hasn’t been seen for sometime. He was last seen scratching himself on a talk show on TV.
2. He is seen more in TV ads than on talk shows. At age 60 plus, he has shiny, jet-black hair. Because of his horsey looks he somewhat reminds you of Rangeela, the renowned actor of Punjabi movies, except that he is not funny.
3. A glib talker, he often speaks with a smirk on his face. He is bright, with a degree from a prestigious US university. But somewhere down the road he seems to have also acquired an M.S. from Pakistan —- Masters in Sycophancy, that is. When with Nawaz Sharif, his speech always started with primeministernawazsharif, making it sound as if it was one word. Nowadays he often talks of Musharraf’s dapper appearance as if he were Musharraf’s personal tailor.
4. He is built like a nightclub bouncer — and talks like one too. Wears ill-fitting suits the type worn by Mafiosos in The Godfather. He is no lota, though. The Choona Mandi Police Station in Lahore will bear this out.
5. When he speaks he mumbles. It is not easy to decode his mumbo-jumbo. Even though clean-shaven he is a mullah at heart. Some describe him as a cleric with a comb-over.
6. He dresses like a parish priest, speaks like a robot but says nothing substantial . The only time you catch him smiling is when he is talking to an American visitor. He has been trying hard lately to acquire a reputation of a lady’s man. He was last seen in Thar Parker in 2004 making a presentation to the peasants and workers on the advantages of free market economy.
7. He comments on anything and everything. In spite of the Western suit that he occasionally wears he reminds you of some of the characters in the back streets of Saadat Hasan Manto’s stories. Windy, rainy or sunshine, never a single hair on his head is out of place.
Simple !!!!!
a) Wasi Zafar
and
b) Chaudry Pervaiz Elahi
Another proposal, but a valid one:
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
and
Chaudry Pervaiz Illahi
(so many Pervaizs)
Accountability:
Lt Gen (r) Zahid Ali Akbar
An accountability court adjourned for next week the hearing of a reference against Lt Gen (r) Zahid Ali Akbar, former chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Gen Akbar is accused of corruption. The court had issued perpetual arrest warrants for him. The court was holding proceedings under Section 512 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in Akbar’s absence. The court has already declared him a proclaimed offender. NAB accused Akbar during his tenure as WAPDA chairman and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board from 1987 to 1992 of corruption. Evidence collected during the investigation established that the accused owned assets worth about Rs 176 million in his name and in the names of his dependents and benamidars. Assets included 77 bank accounts in the names of his relatives and business concerns. The accused made foreign remittances of $706,200 (Rs 32.4 million) between 1993 and 1998. The assets were found disproportionate to his sources of income and he could not reasonably account for them. He also maintained a standard of living beyond his sources of income.
Mian Rashid
An accountability court deferred the hearing in another reference against former MPA Mian Rashid till October 25. Rashid is accused of illegally accumulating assets worth Rs 16 million. He absconded in February 2001 and was sentenced to three-years imprisonment under Section 31-A of the NAB Ordinance. Later, he surrendered to the court.
Rana Nazir
A court was postponed hearing of a reference against former MNA Rana Nazir till end of October. Nazir is accused of accumulating property worth Rs 46.4 million while in public office from 1985 to 1999.
Seth Nisar
A court adjourned a hearing against Seth Nisar and his co-accused till October 23. Seth Nisar and his co-accused are charged with evading taxes and duties on imported machinery.
The court will also indict on October 29 Seth Nisar Ahmad, his wife Naila Nisar and director Mussarrat Iqbal of M/s Irfan Seamless Pipe Industries. NAB alleged that Seth Nisar and the other directors obtained a loan of Rs 177.794 million from Allied Bank Limited, GT Road branch, but did not return it.
English Leasing Company
As witnesses were not present, a court deferred till October 29 the hearing against English Leasing Company director Sheikh Manzoor Elahi. The court has already released two other directors – Sheikh Irshad Ahmad and Sheikh Javed Mehmood – after an out-of-court settlement with NAB. Mehmood, Elahi and Ahmad are accused of embezzling Rs 106 million from investors.
Munawwar Hussain
A court extended till October 20 the judicial remand of Munawwar Hussain Shah, a co-accused of Syed Sibtul Hassan Shah alias Pir Double Shah. NAB alleged that the accused had misappropriated Rs 2 billion from investors.
Mohsin Ayub
A court deferred till October 22 the hearing of a reference against Mohsin Ayub and his father Muhammad Ayub. According to NAB, Mohsin, director of AGLAM Global Link (Private) Limited, and his father deprived people of their money which they had invested in their company.
Shahbazuddin
Proceedings of a reference against Shahbazuddin, a moneychanger in Saudi Arabia, and his family were adjourned till October 19. Shahbazuddin, being the chief executive of Sunrise Textile, had borrowed Rs 289.5 million from Crescent Bank Limited, but did not return the money. His sons and he are also accused of illegally transferring money to Pakistan.
UBL fraud case
A court postponed the hearing of a reference against former bank officer Ashfaque Ahmad till October 25. NAB accuses Ahmad of misappropriating Rs 4.27 million from Muhammad Sadiq’s account during 1995-96 when he worked for UBL’s Mughalpura branch.
Bank fraud case
A court put off the hearing of a reference against Khalid Mahmood, a bank official, and Noor Muhammad for next week after recording the testimony of a prosecution witness. Khalid Mahmood is on bail whereas Noor Muhammad has been declared a proclaimed offender.
Former MCB manager
A court adjourned for Thursday (today) the hearing of a reference against Muzammil Hafeez Butt, former manager of Muslim Commercial Bank’s Nila Gumbad branch. Butt is accused of embezzling more than Rs 140 million.
Khurram Shahzad
A court adjourned till October 23 the hearing of a reference against Khurram Shahzad, chief executive officer of the Trade Station Securities, after recording the testimony of a prosecution witness. NAB had arrested Shahzad for allegedly misappropriating investors’ money.
Shahbaz Latif
A court extended the physical remand of Shahbaz Latif, a former bank employee, till October 22. NAB accuses Latif of misappropriating Rs 80 million.
Syed Jamshed Ali
After recording the testimony of a prosecution witness, a court put off till October 23 the hearing of a reference against Jamshed, an Agricultural Development Bank officer, and patwari Khushhal Khan. NAB accuses Jamshed and Khushhal Khan of defrauding a bank of Rs 5.23 million.
Allah Bakhsh
A court will indict accused Haji Allah Bakhsh and Dr Mohammad Akram, directors of the Punjab Health Engineering Co-operative Housing Society on October 31 in a reference against them. According to NAB, the accused had allegedly misappropriated a sum of Rs 17.350 million by cheating the public.
Former union council chairman
A court postponed till November 20 a hearing against former Farooqabad Union Council chairman Rana Riaz Ahmad and two of his brothers Rana Ziaullah and Fiaz Ahmad. According to the prosecution, the three men are accused of embezzling Rs 25 million.
Ex-tehsil nazim
A court postponed till October 30 proceedings of a reference against former Gujranwala tehsil nazim Babu Javed and two others after recording the testimony of a prosecution witness.
According to NAB, Babu Javed, also former deputy general manager of the NICFC, Haji Mohammad Kalim and former manager of the Pasban Cooperative Finance Corporation (PCFC), caused millions of rupees in losses to the above-mentioned societies. They allegedly sold two plots for Rs 197,642 of which the market value is Rs 123.30 million.
WAPDA storekeeper
Another court deferred the hearing of a reference against Rana Muhammad Saeed, former senior storekeeper of WAPDA, till October 20. NAB accuses him of misappropriating goods worth Rs 4.343 million during his posting at the NTDC Warehouse, WAPDA, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore.
Rana Ashraf
A court put off the proceedings of a reference against former Pattoki police station sub-inspector Rana Muhammad Ashraf for October 20. NAB alleged that Ashraf was arrested red handed by a NAB raiding team, led by a magistrate, while he was accepting a bribe from Aslam.
SI Akbar Javed
A court extended the judicial remand of sub-inspector Akbar Javed till October 31. He is accused of corruption. staff report
NOW READ THIS FROM THE DAILY NEWS
Ex-Wapda, PCB chairman seeks acquittal
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
By our correspondent
LAHORE: An accountability court here on Tuesday sought reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on an application of ex-Wapda and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Lt-Gen (retired) Zahid Ali Akbar, seeking acquittal from a corruption reference under the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007.
The court allowed the NAB till November 10 to furnish reply in this regard. Earlier, the court had issued standing arrest warrants for him and was holding proceedings on the reference under Section 512 CrPC in Akbar’s absence. The court has already declared him a proclaimed offender.
NAB accused Akbar of corruption and accumulating assets worth about Rs 176 million in his name and in the names of his dependents and benamidars during his tenure as the head of Wapda and the PCB.
Meanwhile, an accountability court here on Tuesday sought reply from NAB till November 7 on an application of a businessman, Sarwar Hayat, seeking acquittal from a reference under the NRO 2007.
Hayat is accused of default on Rs 19.8 million loan obtained from the now-defunct National Industrial Cooperative Finance Cooperation.
TALK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
1. Wasi Zafar
2. Parvez Ilahai
3. Mushahid Hussain
4. Faisal Saleh Hayat
5. Shujaat Hussain
6. Shaukat Aziz
7. Sheikh Rasheed
well done mast qalander
u brought a big smile on my face!
Mast Qalandar,
Me and my brother-in-law thinks the following:
1. Jehangir Badar
2. Pir Pagara
3. Amin Fahim( when he was young)
4. Aitizaza Ahsan ( when he was chubby)
5. President Laal Salaam Musawat Asso.Lahore
6. Suspicious Treasurer of Mazda Kisaan Party.
7. Pukhtoon Khawar taang-torr Badsha Party.
8. Fhajja Group of Hard-ware manufacturer
(petro-chemical )
9. Beilerouss Soviet Union Bentom-weight
Larkana Group.
10. Baby Benazir lollypop candies Group Washington. DC
11. Ship-breaking Mafia Baber Ghori of MQM
12. Kamran Khan ke sath aik Sham Association of cutlery
and containers, fine chamchas, kafgirs, karchas, etc
please see our blog ” Wand Khaa Khand “
Ayesha,
No, he is talking about BB disguised in her protégée,
doing business, whether in diesel or petrol.
Oh yes, Nilofar Bakhtiare, did she jumped from Eifel ??
if its true, then she should be nominated for PM,
BB has no courage like Nilofar.
Oh btw Expat ,
are you talking of Maulana Diesel ??